Thursday, August 23, 2012

It's finally here! The book trailer to When Water Burns. The second book in the Telesa Trilogy by Lani Wendt Young. A big O for Owesome to Jordan Kwan! I love it. I can't stop watching it. Yes, I've already read the book, but I still love how the trailer will suck in new readers. Including my husband, Wolfy.Yup my hubby is reading Telesa the first book. He's almost done. I stopped bugging him about his promise to give the book a chance earlier this year. He said it was hard to constantly read about another man's abs and not be turned off to the book. hahaha Which I understood, but I still wanted him to read it. So I don't know what happened but he picked up the book again last night and almost finished it. If he hadn't had to go to sleep for work he would have finished it. But before he slept we just laid in bed talking about Daniel, Jason, Leila, and the sisterhood. Wolfy- I'm almost done! Me- Really, what part are you on?Wolfy- Leila just moved out of Nafanua's house. Man I have a bad feeling. I hope nothing happens to her Aunt and uncle. Me- Ooh it's getting good now huh.Wolfy- Yea, it's a really good story. Man I feel bad for Daniel. I don't like that Jason dude.Me- Aww but I kind of like JasonWolfy- Heck no! I feel Bad for Daniel. He loves her so much but just hasn't really said it. Now this Jason guy? (shakes his head) I know how Daniel feels. Me- 0_0 Oh. Yea you're right Babe (was all I could manage) Sorry ladies this one is MINE!My husband has never been more sexier to me than at that moment. When he's reading a book that I love just for me. And then he even wants to talk to me about it. If I wasn't married to this man already, I would be eloping with him as soon as I could. LOL How awesome is my Wolfy!

Thursday, August 9, 2012

My random ranting during my reading of the first book of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy.BIG TIME SPOILER ALERTS!Americans don't say "cinemas" we go to the movies. Who lives in the Pacific Northwest and hates coffee?! Drunk dialing. hehe Whoa, Christian is cookoo!

Red Room of Pain - Not my cup of Twinings teaIronic that his name is "Christian"

Christian Grey is a sick man with too much money. Control Freak, Sex Addict, Kinky freak! More like 80 shades of effed up.

Did there really have to be a whole chapter dedicated to the submissive contract? I didn't even read it. Skipping over until the contract is done.Ana's inner goddess/devil vs. her subconscious was really annoying. Inner goddess dialogue and updates start getting unnecessary and then completely annoying. No use for themTwilight regurgitation of "do I dazzle you" dialogue So many women swooning over this man. In reality wouldn't their relationship be considered an abusive relationship? Christian wanting Ana to be submissive, using sex to distract her from her real feelings, unnecessary gifts, and speaking to her so disrespectfully. His mood swings. Anna is scared of him when he's angry. All this "you are mine" possessive language. Okay Smeagol she's your Precious, we get it. As soon as sex is over it's like he's done with a business transaction. And obviously his need to punish her with a hiding/spanking if she angered him.Swoon? I think Not! Too much Holy Cow! Holy Shit! Holy (fill in the blank) every other paragraph almost.And yet somebody please tell the author to put the Thesaurus down!I just can't get over how Christian is so demeaning!Ana knows in her head and in her heart that she shouldn't be with him, but she folds so easily. So weak!Christian is like a sex robot. "I'm going to f*** you now." (robotic voice)I keep thinking "what an A hole" when Christian is talking in the Red Room for the first time w/ Ana.I get the heebie geebies when she describes the way he looks at her. Creepy Creeperson!"Perchance to dream"? Does the author throw those lines in as an inside joke or something? A line from hamlet in the middle of a Red Room convo after sex. Strange. Rolling my eyes (oops Christian doesn't like that) Whatever!Go Flog yourself Christian.

Christian - Future Wife BeaterEvery time Christian comments on her beautiful skin I can't help but to think of Silence of the Lambs and the Skin suit. Ew Ew Ew!!I know the author is British and the character Ana is a fan of British Literature but... "prevailed upon". Come on who speaks like that anymore? Maybe the Royal family I guess. Talk about emotional roller coaster. More like emotional rocket ride. Blast off... then the engine fails. Then it starts up again... just to fail again. Ugh! I catch myself thinking aww that was sweet of Christian, then he says something completely vulgar. ugh buzz kill. Then he does something and I think aww see he has a heart, well I guess a heart of steel more like it. Come on I think he does love her, oh no wait he just wants to F*** her brains out. How romantic. Wow King Stalker this guy.Well that was gross. Period sex...eek!Okay so he was a crack baby, or his mom was a crack whore. I still don't really feel sorry for him.Oh no she's asking for the full throttle in the Red Room. Don't do it! I told you so! DummyFinally Ana tells him off! Leave him girl, you better leave his crazy ass! I don't like the fact that I didn't want Ana to be with Christian. Why am I reading this if I'm hoping for the couple to break up? Depressing.

Things I did like.Taylor - So loyalKate - Ana should have listened to Kate!Grace - Christian's motherI love their email exchanges when Ana is in Georgia.

I love Ana's Dad Ray. I adore her Mother Carla!Oh well if you can't guess by now I didn't enjoy the book. Thankfully I convinced my cousin to just give me a synopsis of the rest of the books so I don't have to waste my time reading them. No big deal. Good for what it is, 80% humping, 10% Submissive contracts and negotiations, 10% story.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

I tell this to my kids all the time...If you are going to do something, ALWAYS and ONLY give it your BEST effort.Actually I tell my Volleyball players the same thing. If you are going to show up, you better show up and give me 100%. I'm a Coach, so it is not in me to say I don't mind losing. Because I absolutely hate it! But if it's one thing I hate more than losing, is losing because we didn't give our best effort. I believe that if my players play to the best of their abilities and then some, and still lose, then we lost to the better team. No shame in that at all. Every time the Olympics come around I am reminded why I love sports. Not so much by the big Goliath champion gold medal winners, but by the little unknown countries who SHOW UP and give it their best for their countries. Like Maureen Tuimalealiifano of Team Samoa. She competed in the individual Women's Archery event in London. After the preliminary ranking round Maureen was ranked #63 out of 64. Which meant that her first opponent would be in the higher ranking countries. And who does she get? The archer from South Korea who is ranked #2. But #1 ranking was also from South Korea. The same South Korean team of archers that won the Gold medal just a couple of days before. (And every year before that since the event was introduced into the summer Olympics)

Even though she was defeated I respect her so much for just showing up and giving an olympic effort for our little island nation. I am also immensely proud of how she carried herself and how she just always looked so happy and honored to be at the Games.

And what about Eric Moussambani dubbed "Eric the Eel" of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Representing Equitorial Guinea in a swimming heat of only 3 swimmers. The other two swimmers were disqualified due to false starts, so Eric is left to complete the heat alone. Just him. Eight lanes and he was the only swimmer in the pool. He struggled to finish since he had never before seen an Olympic sized pool before that day, and he had just learned some techniques from the American swim team just two days before. But he showed up and he finished. In the record books he is listed as the winner of his first and only Olympic swim race.

I distinctly remember bawling my eyes out when I was watching this race live on television. Derek Redmond of Great Britain tore his hamstring before he could finish his 400 meter race. I can't imagine the feelings he was going through, but he got up and started hopping his way towards the finish line. And then his father comes from the stands and helps his son in his emotional finish of the race that had already ended. This moment in the Olympics was used by the Olympic Committee and Visa as an example of the Olympic spirit, and for Nike in their series of Courage ads.

My sister asked me who won the gold in the last Olympics for Women's Volleyball. I couldn't even tell her. In the end I remember the little people and their stories. I remember the losers and their Olympic spirit. Hopefully my kids understand what I mean one day. "Oh that's why Mom always told us to always do our best." Because nothing of quality ever comes from giving a half ass effort.

About Me

I'm Samoan, Believer in God, Struggling follower of Jesus Christ, Mother and a Wife. Wolfy is my alias for my Hubby. Married for 16 years now with five beautiful kids. Full time Mother, and part time Volleyball Coach. I'm also a Part time "Know it all", and wannabe "Good at all". I love to cook because I love to eat! Just trying to write things down before I forget. Old and new. Happy or sad, these are my stories.